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A Celina man died Friday morning following a head-on collision with a garbage truck in Clay County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports 38-year-old Christopher Evans was traveling south on Highway 51 in a 1995 Nissan AGS. The report indicates Evans then merged into the northbound lane, striking the garbage truck driven by 37-year-old Ricky Short, of Celina. Evans’ vehicle came ... Read More »
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Upper Cumberland Seeing Decrease in Traffic Deaths This Year
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security reports traffic deaths in the Upper Cumberland have decreased this year compared to 2017. Fred Sherrill of the Tennessee Highway Safety Office says state campaigns have helped several jurisdictions reduce deadly crashes in their areas. “One of the things that we’re actually concentrating especially on is getting out and making people aware ... Read More »
TTU Expects Roaden Expansion to be Completed by January
Tennessee Tech expects the Roaden University Center expansion project to be completed before students return in January. Senior Director of Communications and Marketing Dewayne Wright says the project is currently in the final stages. “Right now the construction has moved to the inside, so all of the exterior framework has been completed, all of the finishes and the drywall inside ... Read More »
Cumberland County Rise Added To State’s Anti-Drug Coalition Community
Cumberland County Rise has joined the statewide network of anti-drug coalitions. Co-Chairman Denise Melton said being in the statewide network validates Cumberland County Rise as an anti-drug coalition. “What it means is that we will be able to hire a full-time program coordinator and start our community assessments so that we can determine what areas in our county are at ... Read More »
Unloaded Gun Found in Cumberland Co. Student’s Vehicle
An unloaded handgun was found in a Cumberland County High School student’s vehicle Friday. Director of Schools Janet Graham reports school administrators were conducting a search of the student’s vehicle at the time the gun was discovered. The administrators were reportedly looking for items unrelated to the gun. Graham says no threats were made to any of the school’s students ... Read More »
Smithville Woman Killed In Thursday Night Crash
A Thursday night crash in DeKalb County claimed the life of a 28-year-old Smithville woman. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as Amanda L. Smith. According to the THP, Smith was a passenger in a Ford Mustang that struck a 2014 Honda Accord, driven by 36-year-old Charlie R. Holman of Sparta. Officials said the Mustang was traveling West in ... Read More »
Baxter Approves Annexation For Subdivision
The Baxter Board of Mayor and Aldermen gave the green light for a 124-house subdivision to move forward Thursday. During a public hearing, resident Christine Klein said she wasn’t opposed to the annexation, but would like to see some updates to the city’s codes for subdivisions. “A couple of things that I would like to possibly see added into those ... Read More »
Fentress ADA Compliance Updates Bids to Go Out Spring
Fentress County expects to begin the bidding process for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance updates this spring. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the county remains in the planning period for the major updates. “The engineer won’t have all of his work done until probably April so it will be after April,” Johnson said. “We will have some figures ... Read More »
Smithville Man Charged With Child Rape
A 23-year-old Smithville man will appear in court next month after reportedly raping a 12-year-old girl. Smithville Police arrested Ruben Aluvez Mejia last week on one count of child rape. Arrest warrants indicate Mejia engaged in sexual intercourse with the girl, who was 11 years old at the time, on multiple occasions between September and November of this year. Mejia ... Read More »
Upperman Veteran’s Monument Fundraising Continues
The Upperman Veteran’s Monument project will move forward in the coming months. Manager of the Upperman Campus Community Council Eric Brown said the lack of funding previously delayed the project. “We haven’t completely raised everything. There were a couple adjustments raised to our previous goal around some electrical needs and some other site prep that wasn’t going to be previously ... Read More »
